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‘The Boys’ star Chace Crawford says octopus sex scene almost led to panic attack
The Boys star Chace Crawford has said that a scene in the show in which he had to simulate sex with an octopus almost gave him a panic attack.The Amazon Prime Video series returned for its fourth season last month, with just the final two episodes now left to premiere (on July 10 and 17, respectively).The superhero series, adapted from the comic books written by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson and developed for the screen by Eric Kripke, follows the titular team of vigilantes as they combat superpowered enemies who abuse their powers.In episode six of season three, Crawford’s Kevin Moskowitz, aka The Deep, whose powers include the ability to breathe underwater and communicate with marine animals, makes love with an octopus voiced by Tilda Swinton.Speaking to Rolling Stone, Crawford, who rose to fame in Gossip Girl, talked about first reading the script for the episode in question.“Oh God, how’s this going to work?” he said he asked himself. “I was in total denial about it.